As a crocheter and a designer I tend to notice fashion details when watching a movie or TV show. Here are some movies I’ve watched recently that inspired me:
Zack and Miri
- screen-caps by Vickie Howell, check out her blog for more
This one has already been nicely screen-capped and reviewed by Vickie Howell. If you’re not a crocheter or knitter you may not have noticed but there are handmade hats and scarves everywhere in that movie! If you listened closely you’ll remember that Miri works at a Yarn Store so maybe she’s the assumed stitcher? It’s not exactly a movie for children or anyone easily offended (though it is quite funny) so if you fall into one of those groups, check out the photos at the link above instead of watching the movie. The inspiration here is kind of obvious :)
Sex and the Single Girl
This is obviously not a new movie but I just recently watched it for the first time. Sex and the Single Girl is a 1964 movie based on a book and starring Tony Curtis and Natalie Wood. In it Natalie plays a young psychologist whose mod 60′s style inspired me to draw up some sketches for possible future crochet patterns. The jacket in this photo specifically grabbed my attention. I could not find a photo of the back of it but it had an interesting inverted V slit all the way to the neckline. I haven’t yet designed a sweater because I’m a bit intimidated by the idea of designing for multiple sizes but this jacket gave me an idea for easily adjustable sizing. There is a great post about the interior design and fashion in the movie at Sweet Sunday Mornings.
Alice in Wonderland
Just this weekend I saw the 
new Alice in Wonderland (re-imagined by Tim Burton.) My favorite part of the movie was the wardrobe. Alice wears 8 or 10 outfits throughout the movie and during the first part of the movie she was wearing these cute blue and white striped fingerless gloves (which you can see peeking out from her sleeves in this photo.) These inspired me to design some little lacy spring wristlets, since I’ve been enjoying working with lace weight yarn so much lately. I’ve been working on this pattern for the past few days and hopefully I’ll finish it soon so I can share it before spring is over!
I actually found another blogger who admired these wrist warmers as much as I did so you can find more photos of those as well as more wardrobe shots from Alice at The Art of Clothes.
So what I want to know is, designers and stitchers, what inspires you?
